Building my arsenal

Looking for the right sewing machine:
I purchased a super cheap sewing machine ($30) thinking that I could make a whole lot of something for nothing, but alas, it was utterly a POS. I'm going to return it when I get a chance. 2 hours of threading, re-threading, trying to wind a bobbin 3 times, and still having issues with tension! I'm looking forward to my new Brother sewing machine. Will post when it comes :)

I love going to fabric stores and I recently went to one near my apartment called Beverly's. I found the best prints on the clearance table! Here's my favorite aisle in the store. Too bad their regularly priced prints are around $10/yd. Wowza.

On the bright side, I went through my closet and the local salvation army and found a ton of things I can refashion or tailor. Take a look! On the left, are the clothes that will need to be tailored. On the right are clothes that I plan on refashioning. And on the bottom, are the rawest of my materials, random yards of cloth. Lots of materials to use. Can't wait to start sewing!

Clean slate

Hello to all!

I'm excited to post my first entry for my very first blog. I started a website back in junior high when I was experimenting with html code, but I'm not going to count that. It was covered in pictures of JC Chasez and some random boy band guys. Sigh, those were the days, right?

Anyways, thanks to my wonderful friends, I have decided to open a blog where I can share the small achievements of my adventures in sewing, refashioning, cooking, and basic soul upkeep. 

Inspiration for my title:

"You can like the life you're living

You can live the life you like"

I realize now that people aren't born into the life that they wish that they were living. We all have to work hard and savor our achievements.Sounds like a simple idea? Some how I have overlooked this lesson for twenty plus years and thought how unfair it was that people were having more fun than me. Well, here is where the other shoe drops. I guess it's the same saying as making lemonade from lemons, looking for a silver lining, and seeing things as half full.

I'm excited to start refashioning my life.